Railway bumping-post.



No. 804,685. PATENTED NOV. 14, 1905.

W. E. SYMONS.

RAILWAY BU MPING POST.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, 1905.

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No. 804,685. PATENTBD NOV. 14, 1905. W. E. SYMONS.

RAILWAY BUMPING POST.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6,1905

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WILSON E. SYMONS, OF PITTSBURG, KANSAS.

RAILWAY BUMPlNG-POST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1905.

Application filed July 6, 1905- Serial No. 268,378.

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Be it known that I, W1Lsol\ E. SYMONS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Crawford and State of Kansas,have invented a .new and useful Railway Bumping-Post, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The present invention relates to means arranged to be mounted on arailway-track for prohibiting the passage of cars beyond a predeterminedposition.

One of the principal objects is to provide a novel and efficientstructure of the above character that may be readily applied atpractically any point along a track without materially altering saidtrack or the bed on which it is located, the bumping-post being readilyremovable and leaving the track in proper condition to permit theunobstructed passage of cars.

A further and important object is to provide a bumping-post that issimple in construction, being made of a few parts, that can be cheaplymanufactured and readily assembled. said parts, moreover, being of sucha nature that they are not liable to accidental derangement ordisplacement, yet being as sociated in such a manner that they willpermit of any part being substituted by another in case of destructionor injury.

The preferred embodiment of the inven tion is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portionof a railway-track, showing the improved bumping-post in position. Fig.2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of thepost. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on the line +1 4 of Fig. Fig.5 is a sectional view on the line 5 5 of Fig. i. Fig. 6 is a detailsectional view on the line 6 6 of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a sectional view onthe line 7 T of Fig. +1. Fig. 8 is a top plan view of thesupporting-post.

Similar reference-numerals designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In the embodiment illustrated a car-engaging device is employedconsisting of a head 9, composed of sections 10, divided by an uprightjoint and connected by suitable bolts 11. One of the sections isprovided with a positioning-tongue 12, that fits in a suit-able recessedseat 13 in the opposing side of the adjacent section. The sections,

as shown particularly in Fig. 7, are hollow,

having circular web portions 14, through which the bolts 11 pass. Thefront end of the head is provided with a dovetailed recess 15, formedpartially in each section anc holding a buffer-block 16, of wood orother suitable material, which is thus practically clamped between thesections, and thereby held in position. The said head 9 is carried bydivergently-disposed arms 17, preferably of channel form, as shown inFig. 4, each of the arms being carried by one of the sections 10, andpreferably, though not necessarily, cast integral therewith. The arms 17taper toward their lower ends, and said lower ends have outstandinggudgeons 18, which are journalcd in upstanding inclined ears 1%) ofholdingblocks 20. The holding-blocks are adapted to be secured to thewheelrails 21 of the railway-track, and to this end bolts 22 are passedthrough the holding-blocks, through the rails, and throughclampingblocks 23, located on opposite sides of the rails to theholding-blocks. Stop devices in the form of lugs or projections 24. arecarried by the holding devices or blocks 20 and are located in advanceof the ears and gudgeons, constituting a guard for these pivotalconnections. Said gudgeons are maintained in the cars by suitable pins,as 25, passing through said gudgeons, washers 26 being interposedbetween the ears and the pins.

It will be noted by reference to Figs. 1 and 4 that the head 9 extendson opposite sides of the arms 17 and that the rear portion of said headis downturned, the under face having a series of recessedspring-receiving seats 27. Located beneath this rear end is a hollowsupporting-post 28, the upper end of which has recessed spring-receivingseats 2%), alined with the seats 27. Coiled springs 30, interposedbetween the post and head, have their ends located in the seats. Thepost 28 is mounted on a bascblock 31, which in turn is carried bysuitable tics I72, and these ties may be reinforced by sleepers 33,located beneath the same and transversely thereof. This substructure istied together by suitable stirrups 34, embracing the sleepers 33 andpassing through the ties 32 and the base 31, the inner ends of saidstirrups being the longer, and passing through the lower flanged end ofthe post.

In order to maintain the head and post in associated relation,upstanding guide ele ments 36 are carried by the upper end of the postand embrace the lower end of the head,

said elements being provided in their inner sides with longitudinallydisposed guideways 37. The lower end of the head has outstanding lugs38, that slidably engage in these guideways, their upward movementsbeing limited by transverse stop-bolts 39, carried by the upper ends ofthe guide elements and passing across the upper ends of the guideways37, as illustrated in Fig. 5.

It will be apparent that this structure may be applied at any placedesired along the rail way-track and that such application does notinvolve any material alteration of the track or roadbed. Moreover, itcan be easily removed, leaving the track in proper condition to permitthe unobstructed passage of trains, cars, or the like. When in position,it will be observed that while the head is pivotally connected to thewheel-rails it is located between the same and in proper position toengage with a car, constituting an efficient yielding buffer for thesame. Under ordinary conditions and as shown in Fig. 1 the car-engagingend of the head is located at a slight inclination and the same willassume a vertical position under the impact of a car. The parts are suchthat they may be cheaply manufactured and readily assembled.Furthermore, they are of such a nature that they are not liable toderangement or breakage under ordinary conditions of use. If, how ever,one of the elements is injured, it maybe quickly supplanted by anotherone, thus eliminating the necessity of an entirely new post, and,further, if the structure should be entirely destroyed-as, for instance,by the impact of rapidly-moving carsit is not as liable to destroy theroad-bed as those posts which have members deeply embedded therein.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, andmany advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art with out further description, and it will beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, andminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a structure of the class described, the combination with acar-engaging device, of means for movably positioning the same betweenand connecting it to both wheel-rails of a track.

2. In a structure of the class described, the combination with acar-engaging device, of means for movably connecting the same to bothwheel-rails of a track and supporting the same between such rails.

3. In a structure of the class described, the combination with acar-engaging device, of

means for pivotally connecting the same to both wheel-rails of a track.

4. In a structure of the class described, the

combination with a car-engaging device, of means for pivotallyconnecting the same to both wheel-rails of a track, and means foryieldingly supporting the car-engaging device between the tracks.

5. In a structure of the class described, the combination with spacedwheel-rails, of a car-engaging device located between the rails, andarms carried by the device and pivoted to said rails.

6. In a structure of the class described, the combination with spacedwheel-rails, of a car-engaging device located between the rails, armscarried by the device and pivoted to said rails, and a yielding supportfor the device, said support being located between the rails.

7. In a structure of the class described, the combination with acar-engaging device, of divergent arms carried thereby, holding devices,means for attaching said devices to the wheel-rails of a railway-track,and pivotal connections between the devices and the arms.

8. In a structure of the class described, the combination with acar-engaging device, of divergent arms carried thereby, holding devicesarranged to be attached to the wheelrails of a railway-track and havingears, and gudgeons carried by the arms and journaled in the ears.

9. In a structure of the class described, the combination with acar-engaging device, of divergent arms carried thereby, holding de vicesarranged to be attached to the wheel rails of a railway-track and havingupstanding stops and pivotal connections between the said devices andarms, said connections being located in rear of the stops.

10. In a structure of the class described, the combination with acar-engaging device, of divergent arms carried thereby, holding devicesarranged to be attached to the wheelrails of a railway-track, saidholding devices having upstanding stops and ears disposed in rear of thesame, and gudgeons carried by the arms and j ournaled in the ears.

11. In a structure of the class described, the combination with arms, ofmeans for pivotally connecting the arms to the wheel-rails of a track, ahead carried by the arms and projecting on opposite sides of the same,and a yielding support engaging the rear end of said head. I

12. In a structure of the class described, the combination with arms, ofmeans for pivotally connecting the same to the wheel-rails of a track, ahead carried by the arms and projecting on opposite sides of the same,the rear portion, of said head projecting downwardly, a post locatedbeneath the downwardly-projecting portion between the tracks, andsprings interposed between the ceiving seats, and springs interposedbepost and head.

13. In a structure of the class described, the combination with asectional head, of arms carried by the sections of the head, thesections of said head projecting in advance of the arms, means forpivoting the arms to a railway-track, and a butler carried by theforwardly-projecting portions of the headsections.

14. In a structure of the class described, the combination with asectional head, of divergent arms carried by the sections of the head,and holding devices pivotally associated with the arms and arranged tobe secured to the wheel-rails of a railway-track.

15. In a structure of the class described, the combination with a headcomprising sections secured together, of outstanding arms carriedrespectively by the sections of the head, and means for pivotallyconnecting the arms to the wheel-rails of a track.

16. In a structure of the class described, the combination with a headhaving an upright line of division forming said head into sections, ofmeans for securing the sections together, divergent arms carried by thesections, and means for pivotally connecting said arms to therailway-rails with the head located in a plane between the rails.

17. In a structure of the class described, the combination with a headformed of sections secured together, of divergently-disposed arms formedintegral with the sections and having gudgeons at their lower ends,holding devices arranged to be fitted to the rails of a railway-track,and having upstanding ears that receive the gudgeons, means for securingthe holding devices to the rails, and a yielding support for the head.

18. In a structure of the class described, the combination with aholding device having an upstanding stop and an ear located in rear ofthe stop, of a car-engaging device pivotally connected to the ear, andmeans for fastening the holding device to the wheel-rail of a track.

19. In a structure of the class described, the combination with acar-engaging device, of means for pivoting the same between tracks, saiddevice having spring-receiving seats, a post located beneath the deviceand having a spring-receiving seat, and a spring interposed between thecar-engaging device and post and located at the ends of the seats. Z

20. In a structure of the class described,

the combination with arms, of means for pivoting the arms to tracks, ahead carried by the arms and projecting downwardly in rear of the same,a post located beneath the downturned port-ion of the head, the opposingportions of said head and post having spring-retween the post and headand located in the seats.

.21. In a structure of the class described, the combination with amovably-mounted car-engaging device, of a supporting device locatedbeneath the same, yielding means in terposed between the devices, andcooperating guide elements carried respectively by the devices.

22. In a structure of the class described, the combination with amovably-mounted car-engaging device, of a sup )orting device locatedbeneath the same, yielding means interposed between the devices, andguide elements carried by one device and embracing the other.

23. In a structure of the class described, the combination with amovably-mounted car-engaging device, of a supporting device locatedbeneath the same, yielding means interposed between the devices, guideelements carried by one device and embracing the other, said elementshaving guideways, and projections carried by the other device andoperating in the guidcways.

24. In a structure of the class described, the combination with apivotally-mountcd head, of a post located beneath the same, uprightguide elements carried by the post and embracing the head, said elementshaving guideways in their inner sides, outstanding projections carriedby the head and operating in the guideways, and springs interposedbetween the head and post.

25. In a structure of the class described, the combination with holdingelements including upstanding ears, of means for fastening said holdingelements to the wheel-rails of a railway-track, a head having adownturned rear portion, divergently-disposed arms carried by the headand pit oted to the ears of the holding devices, a post located beneaththe rear portion of the head and having upstanding guides associatedtherewith, and yielding means interposed between the post and head.

26. In a structure of the class described, the combination with a head,of means for pivotally connecting the head to the wheelrails of a track,said head comprising sections, means for securing the sections together,and a ear-engaging butter located at one end of the head and held inposition by the sections thereol.

In testimony that'I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto al'lixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILSON E. SYMON S.

IVitnesses F. M. IRVIN, R L. K111 KWOOD.

